by sherricrandall | Oct 3, 2026 | Recipes
Flavorful Fall Salad
Ingredients For Main Salad
4 cups mixed greens
3 pieces of bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
1 medium Honey Crisp Apple, diced
1/2 c. red onion chopped
1/2 c. sliced celery
1 cucumber, sliced
1/2 c. dried sweetened cranberries
1/2 c. crumbled feta cheese
Candied pecans
Dressing
1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
1 small shallot, diced
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Candied Pecans
2 c. pecan halves
1 large egg white
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl – whisk egg white until frothy ( about 1-2 min ) Whisk in sugar, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Then stir in pecans until evenly coated
Spread the pecans on the baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. These can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container. This makes a lot more than you need for the salad which is good for snacking.
Make the nuts and dressing ahead of time. The flavors are even better the next day. Assemble your salad and top with dressing and pecans right before serving.
Delicious!
ENJOY!
by sherricrandall | Sep 13, 2025 | Recipes
One Pan Chicken and Veggies
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage, finely chopped
- 4 Tablespoons of olive oil, divided
- 4 boneless / skinless chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 sweet potato, cubed (small)
- 1 lb brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 4 slices thick bacon, chopped
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In a plastic zip-top bag add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and sage.
- Place the chicken breasts on top and season with salt and pepper.
- Close the bag and massage to coat the chicken evenly. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
- On a sheet pan, place the chopped sweet potato, Brussels sprouts and red onion.
- Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Place the chicken on top of the vegetables and sprinkle with chopped bacon.
- Bake for 45 minutes until chicken is fully cooked
by sherricrandall | Oct 19, 2024 | Recipes
White Chocolate Cranberry and Walnut Cookies
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter – softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar – packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease your cookie sheets
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, Set aside
- In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together butter and sugars
- Mix in eggs and vanilla
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
- Fold in chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts
- Scoop cookie dough onto baking sheets
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to brown just around the edges. Allow to cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
by sherricrandall | Oct 9, 2023 | Recipes
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients for Bars
1 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
1 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Ingredients for Frosting
1/2 c. unsalted butter, ( 1 stick ) softened
1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
4 c. powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs with an electric mixer until well combined.
In a smaller bowl, sift together, flour, spices, baking soda and salt
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir until well combined.
Spread the batter evenly into a well greased 10×15 jelly roll pan
Bake for approximately 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Allow bars to completely cool before frosting
For the Frosting…
Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until the mixture is smooth.
Enjoy!!
by sherricrandall | Oct 17, 2022 | Recipes
So Easy, so delicious, so fall!
Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 15 oz. canned pumpkin
chopped walnuts ( optional )
Preheat oven – 350 degrees
In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, beat eggs. Add sugar and oil. Add dry ingredients and pumpkin. Mix until blended and consistency of cake batter. Spoon into lined muffin tins and if so desired sprinkle chopped walnuts on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
